In vivo production of interferon β by human Tenon's fibroblasts; a possible mediator for the development of chronic conjunctival inflammation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 611-615

  Chang, Lydia ^a,b   Siriwardena, D ^a   Wilkins, M R ^a   Crowston, J G ^b   Akbar, A N ^b   Khaw, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; BIOPSY; CELL INTERACTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FILTERING OPERATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MALE; MEDIATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOPTOSIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INTERFERON-BETA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRABECULECTOMY;

EID: 0036280115     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.6.611     Document Type: Review

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